In 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark set out to find out if they could travel overland to the Pacific Ocean following the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. They eventually reached the Pacific Ocean in 1805.
Catalog Subject Headings or Keywords
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis, Meriwether
Clark, William
Corps of Discovery
Sacagawea
Explorers
Dewey Numbers
917 Geography and travel – North America
973.4 Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1805)
978 West (US) – Expeditions
979.5 Pacific Northeast
Print Resources
Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]
Hakim, Joy. The New Nation. Oxford University Press, c2003.
Profiles in American History. Volume 2, Constitutional Convention To The War Of 1812. UXL, c1994.
Woodger, Elin. Encyclopedia of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Facts On File, c2004.
General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]
Be sure to check the school online catalog to find suitable materials
Cavan, Seamus. Lewis and Clark and The Route to the Pacific. Chelsea House, c1991.
Edwards, Judith. Lewis and Clark's Journey of Discovery in American History. Enslow Publishers, c1999.
Isaacs, Sally Senzell. The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Heinemann Library, c2004.
Marcovitz, Hal. Sacagawea : Guide For the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Chelsea House, c2001.
Santella, Andrew. Lewis and Clark. F. Watts, c2001.
Journals
Be sure to check the online periodical database which lists a great many articles.
Brandt, Anthony. “The Perilous Afterlife of the Lewis and Clark Expedition”. American Heritage, Jul2004, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p50, 8p, 1 map, 5c
Join the Lewis and Clark expedition in this interactive journey based on the book How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark by Rosalyn Schanzer.
This site from the Smithsonian Institute provides kid-friendly information about the journey along with lesson plans and activities for learning about mapmaking.
Produced to accompany the PBS film, this site has in depth information about the people and events of the expedition. Includes lots of information about the interactions with Native Americans during the expedition.
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In 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Captain William Clark set out to find out if they could travel overland to the Pacific Ocean following the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. They eventually reached the Pacific Ocean in 1805.
Catalog Subject Headings or Keywords
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis, Meriwether
Clark, William
Corps of Discovery
Sacagawea
Explorers
Dewey Numbers
917 Geography and travel – North America
973.4 Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1805)
978 West (US) – Expeditions
979.5 Pacific Northeast
Print Resources
Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]
Hakim, Joy. The New Nation. Oxford University Press, c2003.
Profiles in American History. Volume 2, Constitutional Convention To The War Of 1812. UXL, c1994.
Woodger, Elin. Encyclopedia of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Facts On File, c2004.
General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]
Be sure to check the school online catalog to find suitable materials
Cavan, Seamus. Lewis and Clark and The Route to the Pacific. Chelsea House, c1991.
Edwards, Judith. Lewis and Clark's Journey of Discovery in American History. Enslow Publishers, c1999.
Isaacs, Sally Senzell. The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Heinemann Library, c2004.
Marcovitz, Hal. Sacagawea : Guide For the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Chelsea House, c2001.
Santella, Andrew. Lewis and Clark. F. Watts, c2001.
Journals
Be sure to check the online periodical database which lists a great many articles.
Brandt, Anthony. “The Perilous Afterlife of the Lewis and Clark Expedition”. American Heritage, Jul2004, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p50, 8p, 1 map, 5c
“The Missouri Breaks”. Smithsonian, Mar2005, Vol. 35 Issue 12, p28, 1p, 1c
Winchester, Elizabeth. “Remembering Lewis & Clark”. Time for Kids, 5/7/2004 World Edition, Vol. 9 Issue 26, p6, 1p, 1 map, 4c
Web Resources
- • Lewis & Clark @ nationalgeographic.com / lewisandclark
Join the Lewis and Clark expedition in this interactive journey based on the book How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark by Rosalyn Schanzer.- • Lewis & Clark / lewisandclark
This site from the Smithsonian Institute provides kid-friendly information about the journey along with lesson plans and activities for learning about mapmaking.- • Lewis and Clark | PBS / lewisandclark
Produced to accompany the PBS film, this site has in depth information about the people and events of the expedition. Includes lots of information about the interactions with Native Americans during the expedition.- • Idaho Public TV Presents Lewis & Clark in Idaho / lewisandclark
Visit this site to find out the Native American contributions to this difficult part of the journey.- • Discovering Lewis & Clark : Home / explorers lewisandclark
"Focuses on issues, values and visions relating to the Lewis & Clark Expedition, its preludes, and its aftermath up to the present time. "